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<blockquote data-quote="TheBigPilferer" data-source="post: 8863492" data-attributes="member: 690294">A speaker driven on low power will last forever. You can&#039;t waste potential of a subwoofer if the listener is enjoying it. The only real reason for additional power is potentially the crest factor of transients and I would agree that having a more powerful amplifier than necessary is always a good thing bc the amp will run cooler and likely last longer. But, you&#039;re right, I can&#039;t take it. My mediocre system is capable of over 140 db which is past the point of my ears physically popping and compression sets in to where I can no longer hear anything that is going on around me.If I had a trunk setup instead of an SUV that had a highly isolated cabin, and/or I was running sealed subs, then I would likely require substantially more power.A point worth making is the vast majority of people with upgraded audio systems do not want to spend the required money to upgrade their electrical systems to support additional power. Most cars are not going to support more than about 1500-2000 watts comfortably.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheBigPilferer, post: 8863492, member: 690294"] A speaker driven on low power will last forever. You can't waste potential of a subwoofer if the listener is enjoying it. The only real reason for additional power is potentially the crest factor of transients and I would agree that having a more powerful amplifier than necessary is always a good thing bc the amp will run cooler and likely last longer. But, you're right, I can't take it. My mediocre system is capable of over 140 db which is past the point of my ears physically popping and compression sets in to where I can no longer hear anything that is going on around me. If I had a trunk setup instead of an SUV that had a highly isolated cabin, and/or I was running sealed subs, then I would likely require substantially more power. A point worth making is the vast majority of people with upgraded audio systems do not want to spend the required money to upgrade their electrical systems to support additional power. Most cars are not going to support more than about 1500-2000 watts comfortably. [/QUOTE]

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